Merritt Surname
Approximately 73,044 people bear this surname
Merritt Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Merriott,' a parish in Somerset. As Merrett it still lives in that shire; v. Meryett for early instances.
1753. Married — Robert Merritt and Jane Backhouse: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
Read More About This SurnameMerritt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 61,088 | 1:5,933 | 690 |
| England | 4,947 | 1:11,263 | 1,667 |
| Canada | 2,800 | 1:13,159 | 1,942 |
| Australia | 2,741 | 1:9,849 | 1,468 |
| New Zealand | 218 | 1:20,772 | 3,637 |
| Wales | 126 | 1:24,560 | 2,581 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 125 | 1:10,912 | 1,494 |
| Scotland | 120 | 1:44,615 | 4,016 |
| Ireland | 91 | 1:51,747 | 3,694 |
| Barbados | 87 | 1:3,304 | 477 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 66 | 1:836 | 173 |
| Philippines | 49 | 1:2,066,086 | 120,732 |
| Thailand | 46 | 1:1,535,616 | 206,021 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Jamaica | 33 | 1:86,968 | 3,873 |
| Panama | 30 | 1:130,409 | 4,482 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Liberia | 23 | 1:191,675 | 12,886 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Northern Ireland | 18 | 1:102,502 | 6,334 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Bolivia | 10 | 1:1,061,643 | 4,908 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 8 | 1:13,797 | 1,930 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Belize | 7 | 1:50,782 | 2,565 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 54 | 1:82,035 | 5,702 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,084 | 1:11,696 | 1,785 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,893 | 1:5,647 | 705 |
Merritt (5,887) may also be a first name.
Merritt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Merriott,' a parish in Somerset. As Merrett it still lives in that shire; v. Meryett for early instances.
1753. Married — Robert Merritt and Jane Backhouse: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1808. — Silas Merritt and Sarah Mansell: St. George, Hanover Square.
For Merret(t q.v.
(French) One who tills the soil for which he pays rent, a tenant farmer; the small leader of the village.
From the French, Meret; a personal name.
Merritt Demographics
Average Merritt Salary in
United States
$41,258 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merritt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merritt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merritt (Marathi: मेरीट, Russian: Мерритт) occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Merritt? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,778th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,769 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Merritt are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Merritt is also the 86,780th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 5,887 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 61,088 people, or 1 in 5,933. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and Georgia, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States Merritt exists in 87 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Merritt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Merritt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Merritt surname grew 687 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,575 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 169 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Merritt Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (59%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Merritt surname are 13.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.25% being registered with the party.
The amount Merritt earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.26% less than the national average, earning R 206,136 per year; in United States they earn 4.38% less than the national average, earning $41,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $51,568 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merritt Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merritt in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरीट | merita | - |
| Merritt in the Russian language | ||
| Мерритт | merritt | - |
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Merritt Reference & Research
Merritt-Marriott DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Merritt-Marriott FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merritt
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